§ 16-113. Responsibility for cleaning up hazardous spillage; penalty.


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  • (a)

    Any person or company found guilty of causing or having caused an accident or incident involving the spillage of any type of hazardous material within the corporate limits of the city shall be held responsible for the cost of cleaning up said hazardous spillage.

    (b)

    The penalty for violation of not paying for the cost of cleaning up a hazardous material shall be a $500.00 fine or 30 days' confinement, or both.

(Code 1976, § 15:109; Ord. No. 915, §§ 1, 2, 5-12-1986)